tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post6845060073551952649..comments2024-03-04T03:10:13.763-05:00Comments on The Öko Box: Celiac Sprue Is Poo & Drinking BariumMiss Voodoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-52994166012814875142009-02-13T20:50:00.000-05:002009-02-13T20:50:00.000-05:00Thanks Edith for the cool water filter idea!And I ...Thanks Edith for the cool water filter idea!<BR/>And I didnt end up drinking barium cause i had an allergic reaction to the "pop rocks" junk they give you before drinking the barium and had several convulsive seizures. it sucked and has made me have seizures again since...<BR/>no more for me!Miss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-33331438765530875692009-02-13T20:41:00.000-05:002009-02-13T20:41:00.000-05:00Don't do the Barium sweetie.When i was in Atlanta ...Don't do the Barium sweetie.<BR/>When i was in Atlanta my gut went wild and had a difficult time coming back.<BR/>I related it to the water bottles..I believe they sterlize them by irradiantion. Once i cut palstic containers out of my life and I grew and organic garden and ate nothing except from my garden<BR/>(I ate a lot of okra). It all went away. Filter you water with charcol filter. You can make you own charcol filter with some work from untreated natural wood grinding it and stuffing it into a food grade stainless steel tube with sand at each end (not PVC). Sunlight will kill germs in water sit it in the sun in a glass bowl with organic cheese cloth over it.<BR/><BR/>Get recycle of all the plastic.<BR/>Edith <BR/>Orcas IslandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-16176379449791245102008-10-01T17:45:00.000-04:002008-10-01T17:45:00.000-04:00Lou, do you have stock in Barium mining? ... JJ......Lou, do you have stock in Barium mining? ... JJ...<BR/>I wonder how beauty queen I'll be while gaggin on strawberry floavored metal?! lol<BR/>Ok but seriously, My instincts have over-ridden my fear and I am going tomorrow morning - and got them to squeeze the two appointments into one....<BR/>we'll see. <BR/>MwhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaMiss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-13534958699981337632008-10-01T16:06:00.000-04:002008-10-01T16:06:00.000-04:00Think of it this way, you'll be able to call yours...Think of it this way, you'll be able to call yourself "The Barium Drinking Beauty From The Oko Box". <BR/><BR/>It's got a nice ring to it, and it kinda sounds like you'll have super powers or something.Lou Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998726827025871064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-66067064023197680152008-10-01T07:45:00.000-04:002008-10-01T07:45:00.000-04:00Hey Megan- Thanks!Lou- LOL!! On the MCS front, the...Hey Megan- Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Lou- LOL!! On the MCS front, the doctors office was filled with enough perfumed ladies to kill someone - and for the first time ever I said something terrible about it outloud in the waiting room (to myself no less)- "I cant wait till all the old ladies clear out of here and stop choking me with their f-en perfume...." <BR/>OMG! Must have been the perfume making me talk like that.<BR/>The first of the series of 2 barium tests is tomorrow...I am undecided.Miss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-12994716543316602402008-09-30T23:11:00.000-04:002008-09-30T23:11:00.000-04:00Good luck! Does not sound fun, but hopefully they...Good luck! Does not sound fun, but hopefully they will have some good/progressive news for you. I'm sure they wouldn't give you anything they don't think you can handle.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042156361521520117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-64186409160842266882008-09-30T21:56:00.000-04:002008-09-30T21:56:00.000-04:00Are you kidding? You'll be fine, seriously...I...Are you kidding? You'll be fine, seriously...<BR/><BR/>I was a tubby ex-weightlifter with an engineer's ability to describe every GI abnormality to the doctors in infinite detail, and my doctors had no idea what they were looking for or what my problem might be. Nor did I know enough about MCS to tell them what was up. My doctors were willing to fill me with barium because they didn't know what the answer was or where they would find it. But they figured if they fed me enough of the stuff that the answer would become clear, and that I could handle a beer bonged sized swig of the intoxicating brew. In retrospect, I'm surprised I didn't see a nurse walk in with one of those crazy hats with a can of barium on each side with a straw hanging out of each one, or that there wasn't a freshly tapped barium keg and a bunch of red plastic cups waiting for my arrival.<BR/><BR/>You're a petite delicate pixie who is only there for a specific test, and the doctors know exactly what to look for. You'll be fine. If you decide to ride your bike back home, just ask them to give you one of those nun hats for the trip back. If you don't need it you can always recycle it into something else ;>Lou Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998726827025871064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-88013015007002907762008-09-30T15:16:00.000-04:002008-09-30T15:16:00.000-04:00oh Lou-now i definitely dont want to do the barium...oh Lou-<BR/>now i definitely dont want to do the barium thing! lol I didnt mention in the post my freakish fear of being closed in the machine, plus the fact that i have seizures.....NO WAY!<BR/>Just say NO to barium!!!! Each moment i become more averted. :0Miss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-74944644456147051782008-09-30T15:04:00.000-04:002008-09-30T15:04:00.000-04:00I had a barium MRI. Before the docs finally came u...I had a barium MRI. Before the docs finally came up with the MCS diagnosis they didn't know what I had and focused on the GI stuff first. You should probably have a friend drive you home after the MRI. Even though it's not a very long distance for a ride, you won't want to be on a bike the same day you consume barium.<BR/><BR/>The barium won't mess with your head, make you feel sluggish, or alter your senses like what a prescription medication might do, but, ehh, how should I put this? You'll drink the barium in liquid form. And it stays in liquid form, from start to finish. So for the rest of the day after the MRI it's like having a real bad case of Montezuma's Revenge, but with barium. Welcome to the amazing world of modern science.<BR/><BR/>Once home, have some high fiber snack food, a comfy blanket, your favorite pair of fuzzy (or hemp fabric) slippers, and a handful of DVDs ready and just take it easy for the rest of the day. But have a friend drive you back from the hospital and save the Cajun Knuckle for another adventure.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if size or body weight makes a difference in how much barium they give you, but accordingly, I may have had more than a standard dose. And they had to give me even more barium halfway through the first MRI to get a better look at some stuff, so you'll probably have less barium to drink and experience much milder side effects than what I did.<BR/><BR/>You'll be fine...back on your feet and blogging in no time.Lou Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998726827025871064noreply@blogger.com